Separation (1967 film)

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Separation
Directed by Jack Bond
Written by Jane Arden
Produced by Jack Bond
Starring Jane Arden
CinematographyAubrey Dewar
David Muir
Edited byMichael Johns
Music by Stanley Myers
Production
company
Bond Films
Release date
25 March 1968
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Separation is a 1968 British experimental drama film written by and starring Jane Arden and directed by Jack Bond. [1] In addition to Jane Arden, the film stars the British actors David de Keyser and Iain Quarrier.

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Plot

The film concerns the inner life of a woman during a period of breakdown - marital and possibly mental. Her past and (possible?) future are revealed through a fragmented but brilliantly achieved and often humorous narrative, in which dreams and desires are as real as Swinging London, the film's setting. The film, predominantly shot in black and white, occasionally cuts to colour sequences.

Cast

Production

Filming

The film was shot around London and at Caravel Studios and was completed at Twickenham Film Studios.

Music

The film features on its soundtrack music by Stanley Myers, one song ("Salad Days") by the British rock group Procol Harum and instrumental music by Procol's original Hammond organist Matthew Fisher.

Release

Unavailability

After its release, Separation was thought lost and was barely known for decades until its re-release.

Home media

The film was restored by the British Film Institute for DVD and Blu-ray Disc and re-released in the UK on 13 July 2009. Another edition of the DVD, with a different cover photo and music credits for Procol Harum on the front cover and for Stanley Myers, Procol Harum and Matthew Fisher on the back cover, was released in the US in March, 2010. Separation was released on DVD in the U.S. for the first time on 30 March 2010 by Microcinema.

Critical reception

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References

  1. Review from the New York Times, 26 March 1968